Windows has been increasingly failing at being what an operating system is supposed to be. It’s supposed to bridge the gap between hardware and software, and facilitate the launching and management of applications. Instead, it’s spying on users, collecting private date, silently installing and running software by third-party accessories, displaying ads, etc. It is full of friction when trying to use it, for example, it can’t suspend or shutdown correctly, it’s full of vulnerabilities, etc. …And then there’s Copilot…
Linux desktop is in a great position now. I’ve been using it long before it was usable for most casual users, but it’s finally reached the point where it has less problems than Windows for my purposes.
Windows has been increasingly failing at being what an operating system is supposed to be. It’s supposed to bridge the gap between hardware and software, and facilitate the launching and management of applications. Instead, it’s spying on users, collecting private date, silently installing and running software by third-party accessories, displaying ads, etc. It is full of friction when trying to use it, for example, it can’t suspend or shutdown correctly, it’s full of vulnerabilities, etc. …And then there’s Copilot…
Sorry let me throw the capitalist wrench in what you want to be. Most I can do is piece of shits and enshittification.
Desktop Linux is talking off now, finally.
Linux desktop is in a great position now. I’ve been using it long before it was usable for most casual users, but it’s finally reached the point where it has less problems than Windows for my purposes.
These days I ha e fewer problems with things like printers on Linux. That wasn’t the case when I first started
It’s what got me to switch, no more crash-to-desktop issues that some Windows 11 update caused
Mint is great
Yep building a new PC right now. Gonna swap my old one to Linux to let me learn with no fear and when I’m comfortable I’ll switch the new one too
That’s a good approach… i did that for gaming on january (actually just installed arch on a separate SSD) and ended up never booting windows again.
Amen! And succinctly said.